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Value The language has no definite article
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Principense
Parameter:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase
References
Maurer 2009
: 46f.
Examples
Dya ũa a kumbina di we uvôdô na ose. [...] Mo Têtuuga vê
meze
xyadu, ê mêsê pa ê kaba meze pimyô.
Dya
day
ũa
one
a
indf
kumbina
agree
di
of
we
go
uvôdô
party
na
loc
ose.
heaven
[...]
[...]
Mo
manner
Têtuuga
Turtle
vê
see
meze
table
xyadu,
fill.
pp
ê
3sg
mêsê
want
pa
comp
ê
3sg
kaba
finish
meze
table
pimyô.
first
One day, they agreed to go to a party in heaven. [...] As Turtle saw how full of food the table was, he wanted to finish the table first.
See
Maurer 2009
: 46
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